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One of the world's top schools in information science. Offering degrees in Informatics, Library and Information Science (MLIS), Information Management (MSIM), Museology, and doctorates in information science. Seattle, WA.
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25 years in, Information School is more essential than ever
Twenty-five years ago, there were no smartphones or social media. Most of us had dial-up internet. We went to Blockbuster when we wanted to rent movies and...
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In Dean Anind Dey's latest letter to the iSchool community, he marks this academic year's milestone: 25 years of the University of Washington Information School! Read the letter, and join us in celebrating: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
After taking @jevinwest.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com's online course and learning with the @cip.uw.edu, Sedro-Woolley teacher Linsey Kitchens incorporated more AI literacy in her classroom. Students were surprised that an AI program provided incorrect information.
Sedro-Woolley High School English teacher Linsey Kitchens instructs students during a recent lesson on artificial intelligence. The lesson is one of several being implemented in the school’s English classes this semester to foster AI-based literacy.
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Sedro-Woolley English teachers bring AI literacy into the classroom
Several English classes at Sedro-Woolley High School are implementing lesson plans designed by Linsey Kitchens to help students understand the limitations of artificial intelligence programs such as C...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
After taking @jevinwest.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com's online course and learning with the @cip.uw.edu, Sedro-Woolley teacher Linsey Kitchens incorporated more AI literacy in her classroom. Students were surprised that an AI program provided incorrect information.
“Part of [being human] is having that curiosity, that willingness to explore and discover and stumble,” Prof. Chirag Shah tells @thedailyuw.bsky.social. “So when we start to take those away for a fast answer, we're taking away something that is fundamental to humans.” www.dailyuw.com/article/d8h8...
Accountability, agency, and the AI overview
Accountability, agency, and the AI overview
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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Part of [being human] is having that curiosity, that willingness to explore and discover and stumble,” Prof. Chirag Shah tells @thedailyuw.bsky.social. “So when we start to take those away for a fast answer, we're taking away something that is fundamental to humans.” www.dailyuw.com/article/d8h8...
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The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
People are generally more prone to believing misinformation when they see it in videos, @jevinwest.bsky.social told @atmosmag.bsky.social. “Even if you almost know they’re fake, it’s hard to dislodge yourself from them not being real,” the @cip.uw.edu co-founder says. atmos.earth/science-and-...
AI-Generated Animals Are Distancing Us From Nature | Atmos
Cuddly polar bears and hyperrealistic chimeras may seem harmless on social media, but experts worry AI animal content can be harmful.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
People are generally more prone to believing misinformation when they see it in videos, @jevinwest.bsky.social told @atmosmag.bsky.social. “Even if you almost know they’re fake, it’s hard to dislodge yourself from them not being real,” the @cip.uw.edu co-founder says. atmos.earth/science-and-...
"We want to see better guardrails, better tools for combating misinformation and hallucinations, and better accountability when things go wrong," Professor Chirag Shah said of AI overviews. Shah provided expert opinion to The College Investor: thecollegeinvestor.com/66208/37-of-....
We Asked Google Search 100 Money Questions - Here’s What It Got Wrong
Google’s AI Overviews still struggles with personal finance topics, from student loans to taxes, according to new research.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"We want to see better guardrails, better tools for combating misinformation and hallucinations, and better accountability when things go wrong," Professor Chirag Shah said of AI overviews. Shah provided expert opinion to The College Investor: thecollegeinvestor.com/66208/37-of-....
Researchers Kennedy Orwa, Mike Teodorescu and Wanda Pratt of the iSchool, along with Yue Wu of UW Ophthalmology, earned a Population Health Initiative grant to support the project “Building AI-Ready Health Systems for Equitable Diabetic Retinopathy Screening.” www.washington.edu/populationhe...
Initiative awards eight early-stage pilot grant to interdisciplinary UW research teams
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced today the award of eight, $25,000 Tier 1 pilot grants to interdisciplinary teams of UW researchers. These teams collectively...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Researchers Kennedy Orwa, Mike Teodorescu and Wanda Pratt of the iSchool, along with Yue Wu of UW Ophthalmology, earned a Population Health Initiative grant to support the project “Building AI-Ready Health Systems for Equitable Diabetic Retinopathy Screening.” www.washington.edu/populationhe...
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Blast from the past! @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social & retired @ischool.uw.edu Professor Emeritus Jochen Scholl visited @ctgualbany.bsky.social almost 23 years to the day he departed for the West Coast. A leader & legend in the #DigitalGovernment field, we wish him the best in his well earned retirement!
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Blast from the past! @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social & retired @ischool.uw.edu Professor Emeritus Jochen Scholl visited @ctgualbany.bsky.social almost 23 years to the day he departed for the West Coast. A leader & legend in the #DigitalGovernment field, we wish him the best in his well earned retirement!
Today’s “I am the iSchool” featured alum is Amanda Yates Rodgers, Museology '25! After graduating in June, Amanda began a full-time position as a Maker Programs Specialist at the Pacific Science Center here in Seattle.
Read more about her experience here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/ama...
Read more about her experience here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/ama...
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Today’s “I am the iSchool” featured alum is Amanda Yates Rodgers, Museology '25! After graduating in June, Amanda began a full-time position as a Maker Programs Specialist at the Pacific Science Center here in Seattle.
Read more about her experience here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/ama...
Read more about her experience here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/ama...
The UW Information School's first twenty-five years involved bold leadership, risk-taking, forward-thinking, and innovating on our proud history of librarianship. Read the story by Doug Parry @dougparry.bsky.social:
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Then, a vision; now, a force: Information School turns 25
Mike Eisenberg’s trademark enthusiasm was on full display. It was Jan. 6, 2001, and the nascent Information School threw a party in the newly opened, sta...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The UW Information School's first twenty-five years involved bold leadership, risk-taking, forward-thinking, and innovating on our proud history of librarianship. Read the story by Doug Parry @dougparry.bsky.social:
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Professor Chirag Shah was interviewed by @npr.org's John Ruwitch about agentic AI's integration in the new Open AI web browser - and potential privacy trade-offs. www.ksut.org/2025-11-07/o...
OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions
The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a lot of personal information.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Professor Chirag Shah was interviewed by @npr.org's John Ruwitch about agentic AI's integration in the new Open AI web browser - and potential privacy trade-offs. www.ksut.org/2025-11-07/o...
Instructor Andy Herman is quoted by @thedailyuw.bsky.social on the cybersecurity reasons for using two-factor authentication, in this article by @thatphotobeth.bsky.social:
OPINION: A worthy minor inconvenience: Why we use Duo two-factor authentication (via @thatphotobeth.bsky.social)
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A worthy minor inconvenience: Why we use Duo two-factor authentication
A worthy minor inconvenience: Why we use Duo two-factor authentication
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November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Instructor Andy Herman is quoted by @thedailyuw.bsky.social on the cybersecurity reasons for using two-factor authentication, in this article by @thatphotobeth.bsky.social:
Today’s “I Am the iSchool” spotlight is Informatics alum, Gagan Singh. Gagan graduated from the Informatics program in 2024 and is now pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at The Georgia Institute of Technology.
Read more about Gagan here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/gag...
Read more about Gagan here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/gag...
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today’s “I Am the iSchool” spotlight is Informatics alum, Gagan Singh. Gagan graduated from the Informatics program in 2024 and is now pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at The Georgia Institute of Technology.
Read more about Gagan here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/gag...
Read more about Gagan here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/gag...
Read the new piece in The Conversation U.S. by Katie Davis and Aayushi Dangol, sharing their research on how public school teachers feel about #genAI, and the role teachers can play in helping students adapt to a volley of new tools: theconversation.com/ai-could-wor... @hcde.uw.edu
AI could worsen inequalities in schools – teachers are key to whether it will
Under-resourced schools are less likely to support teachers in implementing AI technology to best serve learning.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Read the new piece in The Conversation U.S. by Katie Davis and Aayushi Dangol, sharing their research on how public school teachers feel about #genAI, and the role teachers can play in helping students adapt to a volley of new tools: theconversation.com/ai-could-wor... @hcde.uw.edu
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November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🚆Your next stop could be the University of Washington Information School. Explore our programs: ischool.uw.edu
Lauren Appelbaum worked in tech for a decade after earning her Informatics degree. Then her career took a plot twist: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
Informatics alum Lauren Appelbaum's novels inspired by tech
Lauren Appelbaum worked in tech for a decade after earning her Informatics degree. Then her career took a plot twist.Now a full-time author, Appelbaum, ’...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Lauren Appelbaum worked in tech for a decade after earning her Informatics degree. Then her career took a plot twist: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
🎃 Happy Halloween! Information School faculty are full of treats, not tricks. Students know not to be frightened of our friendly professors... unless they ask for a last-minute recommendation. (Kidding! 🐸)
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween! Information School faculty are full of treats, not tricks. Students know not to be frightened of our friendly professors... unless they ask for a last-minute recommendation. (Kidding! 🐸)
Cynthia Leitich Smith @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social reflected on her experiences as a prominent Indigenous children’s and young adult author at the iSchool’s 33rd annual Spencer G. Shaw Lecture: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
Author Cynthia Leitich Smith charms crowd at Shaw Lecture
Asked what she would say to encourage young writers, author Cynthia Leitich Smith made an analogy. “When you're thinking about a story, particularly...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Cynthia Leitich Smith @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social reflected on her experiences as a prominent Indigenous children’s and young adult author at the iSchool’s 33rd annual Spencer G. Shaw Lecture: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
Startup spotlight: Recently named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Social Impact list, Nishit Bhasin founded Incskill, a startup focused on digital #accessibility, with fellow Information School alum Lakshya Garg. Read about their new venture: ischool.uw.edu/alumni/spotl...
Nishit Bhasin
iSchool MSIM alum Nishit Bhasin is a mission-driven entrepreneur recognized in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Social Impact. His initial entrepreneurial experie...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Startup spotlight: Recently named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Social Impact list, Nishit Bhasin founded Incskill, a startup focused on digital #accessibility, with fellow Information School alum Lakshya Garg. Read about their new venture: ischool.uw.edu/alumni/spotl...
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Check out this @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast interview with @cip.uw.edu co-founder @rcalo.bsky.social, a professor at @uwlaw.bsky.social and @ischool.uw.edu ⤵️⤵️⤵️
Podcast! In his new book, Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach, Ryan Calo argues that if the purpose of technology is to expand human capabilities and affordances, the purpose of law is to establish the expectations, incentives, and boundaries that guide that expansion toward human flourishing.
Ryan Calo Wants to Change the Relationship Between Law and Technology | TechPolicy.Press
Calo is the author of Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach, published by Oxford University Press.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Check out this @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast interview with @cip.uw.edu co-founder @rcalo.bsky.social, a professor at @uwlaw.bsky.social and @ischool.uw.edu ⤵️⤵️⤵️
Earlier this month, iSchool students and faculty shared their insights on AI research at the RAISE fall exposition discussing the importance of creating #responsibleAI. Read more about the event: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
RAISE expo highlights students' solutions to AI problems
Five Information School students were among dozens who shared insights from their research at the RAISE research center’s recent Fall Exposition in downt...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Earlier this month, iSchool students and faculty shared their insights on AI research at the RAISE fall exposition discussing the importance of creating #responsibleAI. Read more about the event: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
Members of the iSchool community and friends connected at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (#CSCW) conference in Bergen, Norway, earlier this week. Tusen takk - thank you very much - to everyone who paused for a group photo and catch-up session! 💜
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Members of the iSchool community and friends connected at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (#CSCW) conference in Bergen, Norway, earlier this week. Tusen takk - thank you very much - to everyone who paused for a group photo and catch-up session! 💜
The Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation awarded a $15 million grant to the UW Information School to support the launch of the UW Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment. ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
October 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation awarded a $15 million grant to the UW Information School to support the launch of the UW Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment. ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
In conversation tomorrow: Olivia Banner and Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social. Oct. 21, 1 p.m. PT, on campus and virtual. Held on the publication day of Banner’s new book, "Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies" (@dukepress.bsky.social). depts.washington.edu/societytech/...
October 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In conversation tomorrow: Olivia Banner and Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social. Oct. 21, 1 p.m. PT, on campus and virtual. Held on the publication day of Banner’s new book, "Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies" (@dukepress.bsky.social). depts.washington.edu/societytech/...
➡️ Research by iSchool Asst. Prof. Mike Teodorescu and colleagues found that simple interventions in the patent application process increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by up to 17%.
Read more in @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Read more in @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
A simple intervention significantly improved patent outcomes for women inventors
Research by the University of Washington and the USPTO found that some simple interventions increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by 12%. For first-time applicants, that...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
➡️ Research by iSchool Asst. Prof. Mike Teodorescu and colleagues found that simple interventions in the patent application process increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by up to 17%.
Read more in @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Read more in @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Assistant Professor Ben Lee @bcgl.bsky.social's essay on the topic of AI and Holocaust Memory, “Uncanny Testimony,” was published by @longreads.com: longreads.com/2025/09/25/a...
Uncanny Testimony - Longreads
As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Assistant Professor Ben Lee @bcgl.bsky.social's essay on the topic of AI and Holocaust Memory, “Uncanny Testimony,” was published by @longreads.com: longreads.com/2025/09/25/a...